Dis
No disillusionment is possible when one never had illusions; no disappointment is possible when one never had appointments.
Dis is an iron city, and it trades in the misery of souls. Yet, as Virgil, Dante's guide through Hell, is wont to say, "Where will and power are one, so let it be. Ask now no more."
It is the Divine will that sustains us, the Divine power that impels us to the greater heights. And so, we are not slaves to Dis.
Dis is an iron city, and it trades in the misery of souls. Yet, as Virgil, Dante's guide through Hell, is wont to say, "Where will and power are one, so let it be. Ask now no more."
It is the Divine will that sustains us, the Divine power that impels us to the greater heights. And so, we are not slaves to Dis.
etched with acid at 7:56:00 pm
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yes, Divine will sustains us and empowers us so we are not slaves to dis.
but illusions are beautiful, and so are appointments. and an entirely different way, so are dillusionment and disappointment - they're tragically beautiful. more than that, from disillusionment and disappointment comes learning and growth, and is that not still more beautiful? if not, our of these things can come creations of great works of art, as Dante has proven. our illusions, our ideals, our hopes for appointment, are what makes life a joy to live. if we have no illusions, no appointments, simply because we are afraid of dis, are we not still slaves to dis?
God loves you, you students love you! Be happy, sir! It's your birth month, a cause for celebration, not regret, and certainly, certainly not dis.=)
I can't write as fluently as Xin Hui, but here's my 2 cents worth. How do we possibly go through life without illusions and appointments? we would lead a very miserable and boring existence if we didn't have an idea of what we want to do. So we suffer from disillusionment and disappointment, but it is the divine illusions and appointments that keep us going. :)
Ah, that is what Huxley's Brave New World does hint after all: everyone is happy, but it's because ignorance is bliss. And in the end the Savage chooses the pain of Othello over the illusions of Soma.
Sir, forgive me for intruding, for you know me not, nor I you. But I can't help myself.
You mention, "No disillusionment is possible when one never had illusions; no disappointment is possible when no one never had appointments."
Of course that's true, Sir! Just like there is no happiness without woe, and nothing to dance if we've not lived.
But isn't the opposite just as true, or even more true? Why not, "There are no genuine illusions without disillusions; no bona fide appointments without disappointments"?
This might echo Xinhui's sentiments, that disillusions and disappointments are tragically beautiful; that learning and growth comes through from them.
A teacher once mentioned that she was so fed up with the class that she would not have any more expectations of us, because that would avoid the disappointments. She was crying as she said that.
That is, I believe, what Xinhui meant when she mentioned that we are still being slaves to dis when we are afraid of it. And like becca said, it only makes as more miserable, not less.
But yet, how do we not be slaves to dis?
"It is the Divine will that sustains us, the Divine power that impels us to the greater heights. And so, we are not slaves to Dis."
If we have the Divine will, will we not become slaves to dis? If the world were run by overselves and us alone, perhaps that might be true. But what makes dis? Isn't it what that is external, as well as that of the internal? True, it is what we make of the external, but what about when it gets too overwhelming? The Divine will, I hear you say. But the will to do just what?
Is it simply to live on, or is it to enjoy and luxuriate in every possible moment of our lives, irregardless of the dis? Then, we would be defying dis, and releasing ourselves from the bondage of dis.
No?
Out of context, but what about discovery? Do you reckon it belongs to the "iron city" of the dis(s) as well?
Is this an example of how things are never all white, nor all black, just like in the oft-quoted yin and yang sign? There are other dis(s) which may be positive, such as discernment and discipline. What could be made from that?
I'm asking these questions, not to question you, and I certainly hope I don't come across as rude or above my station, but I ask because I am genuinely interested in what the answers may be.
I don't know why it is you I ask, I hardly know you at all, but I have a hope: That everyone takes heart and find the answers they believe.
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